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For farmers across the country, the fight for glyphosate against Proposition 65 continues
LOS ANGELES – In the face of onerous labeling restrictions, farmers and businesses in the Golden State continue a battle to keep a toxic warning label off of products that contain glyphosate - the key ingredient in the popular weedkiller Roundup. -
California is testing its water, so PFAS defendants could face Prop 65 lawsuits soon
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California could be moving toward the regulation and litigation of perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFAS) since government agencies have been testing water in many locations, including airports and landfills, with results due as early as this fall. -
Center for Biological Diversity files notice to sue EPA over air pollution in Yolo-Solano region
SAN FRANCISCO – A recent lawsuit is attempting to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address the air pollution that causes asthma in many people in Northern California and in Phoenix, Arizona. -
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: U.S. EPA settles with three California auto parts companies over Clean Air Act violations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced settlements with three automotive parts manufacturers, headquartered in California, for violations of the Clean Air Act. -
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: U.S. EPA settles with E. & J. Gallo Winery of Fresno, Calif., over chemical safety violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with E. & J. Gallo Winery to resolve risk management violations at its wine production facility in Fresno, Calif. E. & J. Gallo Winery, the world’s largest privately held wine company, will pay a $57,839 civil penalty and spend an estimated $350,000 to reduce the risk of chemical accidents at its facility. -
Judge denies EPA's motion to dismiss suit over pesticide registration
SAN FRANCISCO – A judge has denied the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's motion to dismiss a complaint over allegations it violated duties regarding the registration of pesticides under a federal act. -
Sierra Club alleges EPA failed to timely respond to FOIA requests
OAKLAND – The Sierra Club has asked a federal court in Oakland to order the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to more timely produce records the grassroots environmental organization has been requesting for almost a year under the Freedom of Information Act. -
Ruling on controversial cap-and-trade auctions expected by late April
During the past four years, more than $4 billion from greenhouse gas emission credits that are auctioned off through the state’s cap-and-trade program have poured into California’s general fund. -
California environmental lawsuit still up in the air
SAN FRANCISCO–Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the Environmental Protection Agency in 2013 are hoping that a change in the White House will have the desired effect on a clean air policy on the other side of the nation. -
Federal lawsuits over glyphosate's cancer risk consolidated, moved to California district
SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. district judge in Northern California will oversee the consolidated cases against Monsanto, which faces claims that its most widely used herbicide, Roundup, can cause cancer. -
Environmental law attorney: EPA's clean power plan among major litigation in California
SAN FRANCISCO – The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) clean power plan is among the major environmental and energy litigation in the state right now, according to a San Francisco-based industry attorney. -
EPA trying to ban all pesticides, CCAGA head says after agency bans Belt
SANGER – The president and CEO of the Central California Almond Growers Association said the recent decision to ban Bayer’s Belt pesticide could have unintended consequences as growers will seek alternatives for killing the bugs that eat their plants. -
Appeal pending in Hughson farmer's Clean Water Act, WOTUS case
HUGHSON – A federal judge erred earlier this summer when she ruled against a Stanislaus County farmer fighting federal regulators over the Clean Water Act and claims that his property contains Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), a Pacific Legal Foundation attorney said during a recent interview. -
Consumer advocate: VW settlement could have been stronger, but still a win for consumers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The fact that Volkswagen will be paying up to $14.7 billion in a proposed settlement brokered by federal agencies and California regulators is good for consumers and the environment, but could have been better, according to Mike Litt, a consumer program advocate for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. -
Federal court stops use of compost containing pesticide
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must cease allowing the use of compost containing pesticides in organic farming as of Aug. 22, according to a federal court ruling in Northern California. -
Suit filed against Trader Joe's Co.
SAN FRANCISCO – A Monrovia-based grocery store chain is being sued by the federal government.